My first name can be tricky to spell, but is hard to mispronounce. I think you'd have to actually be trying to mispronounce it.
How do you react when someone mispells or mispronounces your name?
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Mostly not at all as long as I'm able to understand that it is me they are talkink about.
Also Karlén is a ***** to pronounce if you're a native english speaker, even I can't pronounce it any other way at all than the swedish way.
Also Karlén is a ***** to pronounce if you're a native english speaker, even I can't pronounce it any other way at all than the swedish way.
It's something I've gotten used to. My first name is never messed up, but a lot of people pronounce my last name wrong. They pronounce is like "soul," which is pretty cool, so I can't complain.
"YYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUU FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!"
Although my name is hard to mispell/say wrong, so no one has suffered my impotent wrath yet.
Although my name is hard to mispell/say wrong, so no one has suffered my impotent wrath yet.
My name is Charlie, and for some reason when they write my name down on a piece of paper, the assume that the name ends with 'y' instead of 'ie'. It kind of bugs me, but not to the point of snapping at somebody.
My Last name is German, so its not uncommon that people usually pronounce it incorrectly. Although I love it when people ask me how to spell
my last name to which I reply, " It spelled F,U....". Needless to say I giggle on the inside every time.
my last name to which I reply, " It spelled F,U....". Needless to say I giggle on the inside every time.
Most people can't spell or say my first name right when I first meet them, I don't get offended because it sounds different from what it's spelled like.
Catriona, most people butcher it or call me Katrina.
It bugs me when people misspell my last name, because a lot of people add in an extra 'i', even though it's spelled exactly how it sounds
Catriona, most people butcher it or call me Katrina.
It bugs me when people misspell my last name, because a lot of people add in an extra 'i', even though it's spelled exactly how it sounds
I'd slap them for being silly. My name is very common, and monosyllabic, so it's incredibly easy to get right.
My girlfriend has an Irish name though, and since going to college everyone who isn't Irish, and even some Dubliners get her name wrong on a near daily basis. It sounds infuriating...
My girlfriend has an Irish name though, and since going to college everyone who isn't Irish, and even some Dubliners get her name wrong on a near daily basis. It sounds infuriating...
Names Stefan, everyone spells it Stephan.
Dont know why. Annoys the hell out of me.
But meh. Least it has a hint of logic behind it but still>=[ maketh me mad.
Dont know why. Annoys the hell out of me.
But meh. Least it has a hint of logic behind it but still>=[ maketh me mad.
Well, my name is pretty damned easy to pronounce so I've never encountered this issue. The worst anyone has ever done is give it a latin flair and since it's usually latin women that do it, I really don't mind.
*looks at profile*SimuLord said:
*makes mental note not to add an H*
OT: I've had to put up with people using English pronunciation rules on a German last name for 21 years. Any annoyance I had for people messing it up disappeared a long time ago.
My last name is McAllister, not that bad, right?
Wrong, I have had MCcallister, McAlister, McAllistar any combo of the three and in one extreme case, the triple threat, MCcAlistar.
I think I should change it to "bob" and see how many people misspell it.
Wrong, I have had MCcallister, McAlister, McAllistar any combo of the three and in one extreme case, the triple threat, MCcAlistar.
I think I should change it to "bob" and see how many people misspell it.